Ezra Sellers
American boxer
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| Intro | American boxer | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Athlete Boxer | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 2 September 1968 | |
| Death | 12 December 2013Pensacola (aged 45 years) |
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Biography
Ezra Nathan Sellers (September 2, 1968 – December 12, 2013) was an American cruiserweight boxer. He lived in Pensacola, Florida, where he died on December 12, 2013, due to heart problems.
Sellers won the IBO cruiserweight championship against Carl Thompson; however, his title was vacated after losing to WBO champion Johnny Nelson on April 6, 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark, who declined the IBO belt.
Professional boxing record
| 29 Wins (26 knockouts, 3 decisions), 8 Losses (8 knockouts, 0 decisions) [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 21-4 | Emmanuel Nwodo | KO | 2 | 19 Jan 2008 | New York City, United States | Sellers knocked out at 2:59 of the second round. |
| Win | 28-19 | Kenny "The Raven" Craven | TKO | 3 | 7 Dec 2007 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the third round. |
| Win | 12-10-1 | Troy "Basher" Beets | TKO | 6 | 14 Jul 2007 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the sixth round. |
| Loss | 22-1-1 | O'Neil "Supernova" Bell | KO | 2 | 4 Sep 2004 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | IBF World Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. Sellers knocked out at 2:04 of the second round. |
| Loss | 20-2-1 | Kelvin "Concrete" Davis | TKO | 8 | 1 May 2004 | Miami, Florida, United States | IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 11-5-4 | Joseph "African Assassin" Awinongya | UD | 8 | 28 Jun 2003 | Coconut Creek, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 16-3 | Jason Robinson | TKO | 2 | 1 Mar 2003 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:53 of the second round. |
| Win | 9-10 | Kevin "The Rage" Tallon | TKO | 1 | 7 Sep 2002 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Loss | 41-12-1 | Johnny "The Entertainer" Nelson | KO | 8 | 6 Apr 2002 | Copenhagen, Denmark | WBO World Cruiserweight Title. Sellers knocked out at 2:39 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 28-5 | Carl "The Cat" Thompson | KO | 4 | 26 Nov 2001 | Manchester, United Kingdom | IBO World Cruiserweight Title. Thompson knocked out at 1:36 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 14-11 | Onebo Maxime | KO | 2 | 20 Jun 2001 | Kenner, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | 14-3 | Ramon Garbey | TKO | 1 | 17 May 2001 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | WBO NABO Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the first round. |
| Win | 12-0 | Sidney Mack | TKO | 1 | 29 Jul 2000 | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the first round. |
| Win | 16-1-1 | Willard "Red Thunder Rock" Lewis | TKO | 3 | 1 Apr 2000 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | WBO NABO Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 7-1 | Drexie James | TKO | 8 | 25 Feb 2000 | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 38-9-4 | Nestor Hipolito Giovannini | TKO | 1 | 29 Jan 2000 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 11-6 | Matt Green | UD | 8 | 10 Dec 1999 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | 79-74, 79-73, 79-73. |
| Win | 21-8-1 | Miguel Angel Medina Burgos | TKO | 6 | 19 Nov 1999 | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 17-75-2 | Danny Wofford | TKO | 4 | 15 Jan 1999 | Lake Worth, Florida, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 3:05 of the fourth round. |
| Loss | 42-8 | Alex "The Destroyer" Stewart | TKO | 3 | 8 Oct 1998 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:43 of the third round. |
| Win | 11-25-3 | Marion "The Creep" Wilson | UD | 10 | 12 Jun 1998 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | 98-93, 97-93, 99-91. |
| Win | 22-5-2 | John "Yahya" McClain | TKO | 1 | 7 Aug 1997 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | WBU World Super Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:26 of the first round. |
| Win | 7-7-1 | Ken McCurdy | KO | 1 | 22 Nov 1996 | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 9-6 | Artis "The Mad Boxer" Pendergrass | TKO | 10 | 11 Sep 1996 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | NABU Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 8-13 | Earl Talley | TKO | 1 | 15 Jun 1996 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the first round. |
| Win | 8-0-1 | Mike Pearman | TKO | 3 | 18 Apr 1996 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 2-4 | George Barlow | TKO | 1 | 28 Mar 1996 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 6-14-1 | James "Gumbo" Fernandez | KO | 1 | 8 Dec 1995 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 7-1-1 | Richie Brown | TKO | 4 | 24 Jun 1995 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Tom Williams | TKO | 1 | 18 Mar 1995 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 11-7 | Gary Butler | TKO | 1 | 20 Sep 1994 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 3-2 | Rick Willis | TKO | 1 | 22 Mar 1994 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 3-8 | Ed Thompson | TKO | 4 | 7 Jun 1993 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | |
| Win | 3-1-1 | Dayton Wheeler | KO | 3 | 12 Feb 1993 | Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | -- | Richard McComber | TKO | 1 | 15 Sep 1992 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 13-42-2 | Frankie Hines | KO | 3 | 21 Mar 1992 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | |
| Loss | 5-0 | Bruce "The Atlantic City Express" Seldon | TKO | 2 | 22 Aug 1989 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |